One parents' experience with allergy testing ... I found this especially interesting because Story would become extremely ADHD behavior every time she had any milk products - even a tiny amount. Sometimes she would also suffer a horrible "diaper rash" 48 hours after consuming the milk product - usually blisters that would go all the way up her back and stomach and would disappear as rapidly as they arrived 36 hours after they erupted - the only trace of their existence was the scabby sores left from the blisters that had popped. It took me over a year to figure out what was causing the rashes. ... BUT people would laugh when I told them about her behavior issues, because it was rare to associate behavior as part of allergy symptoms.

(you really should be aware of this case ... at first glance it doesn't seem to be important to homeschoolers in America - but this is a crucial battle - it is a stepping stone for homeschooling to become illegal in the USA, by denying that parents have a right and obligation to determine how and where their children should be educated.)

Sunday, May 12, 2013

We gave the kids a "fire colored" F
(ours were yellow and red, but orange could work)

Then we gave them a pair of scissors and small chunks
(left over from previous projects)
of orange, red, and yellow scraps.

We put glue all over the letter,
and let them cut giblets and glue them down.

The really enjoyed the creative freedom of this project.

We studied quite a few stories and concepts ..

1. Cain and Abel's sacrifice
2. Noah's sacrifice after the flood
3. The concept of sacrifice
4. Elijah and the priests of Baal
5. 3 Men in the Fiery Furnace
6. Worshiping Idols
7. Concept of Hell and punishment for sin